Books, Law, Procedures & Litigation, Court Rules

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Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr.
Pleading and Procedure: State and Federal Cases and Materials, Ninth Edition
by Foundation Press (Hardcover) (Release Date: 2005-06-01)

This casebook provides detailed information on pleading and procedure. The casebook provides the tools for fast, easy, on-point research. Part of the University Casebook Series®, it includes selected cases designed to illustrate the development of a body of law on a particular subject. Text and explanatory materials designed for law study accompany the cases. Summary of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Remedies Chapter 3. Choosing the Proper Court Chapter 4. The Erie Problem Chapter 5. Pleading Chapter 6. The Size of the Litigation Chapter 7. The Pretrial Stage Chapter 8. Trial Chapter 9. Preclusive Effect of Prior Adjudication Chapter 10. Review of the Disposition

Steven Goode, Olin Guy Wellborn
Courtroom Evidence Handbook
by West Group Publishing (Paperback)

Designed both for law student advocates and students enrolled in traditional evidence courses, Courtroom Evidence Handbook provides full coverage of courtroom evidence procedures, rules, and law. The handbook contains the Federal Rules of Evidence, including recent and pending amendments; offers rule-by-rule commentary, serving as a mini-treatise on federal rules; and contains chapters on objections and responses. Indispensable for students who are participating in a mock trial, going to court as part of a clinical program, or just trying to understand the law of evidence, Courtroom Evidence Handbook helps students bridge the gap from knowing the law of evidence to knowing how to perform at trial.

Lawrence Baum
American Courts: Process and Policy
by Houghton Mifflin College Div (Paperback)

Scholar Lawrence Baum presents thorough descriptions of the courts and their activities with clear, engaging prose to foster student interest. Comprehensive and current, the text offers explanations of what the courts do, how officers of the court perform their duties, and how the judicial branch relates to the rest of the political system. Cases from most of the 50 states help students better understand and evaluate the courts' role in the legal process.Expanded and updated coverage of entering the law profession.End-of-chapter Internet resources guide students to relevant web sites.Text exhibits cover recent judicial events and issues such as the 2000 Presidential election, the prosecution of Linda Tripp, and the battle over "tort reform."

Michael Avery
We Dissent: Talking Back to the Rehnquist Court, Eight Cases That Subverted Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
by NYU Press (Hardcover) (Release Date: 2008-12-01)

The lawyers and legal commentators who contribute to We Dissent unanimously agree that during Chief Justice William Rehnquist’s nineteen-year tenure, the Supreme Court failed to adequately protect civil liberties and civil rights. This is evident in majority opinions written for numerous cases heard by the Rehnquist Court, and eight of those cases are re-examined here, with contributors offering dissents to the Court’s decisions. The Supreme Court opinions criticized in We Dissent suggest that the Rehnquist Court placed the interests of government above the people, and as the dissents in this book demonstrate, the Court strayed far from our constitutional ideals when it abandoned its commitment to the protection of the individual rights of Americans.Each chapter focuses on a different case — ranging from torture to search and seizure, and from racial profiling to the freedom of political expression — with contributors summarizing the case and the decision, and then ...

Ralph Warner
Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court (National Edition)
by NOLO (Paperback)

The only guide to small claims court that provides insights from judges. Smart preparation for your day in small claims court can make the difference between writing a check and receiving one. Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court provides the information, tips and strategies you need to sue someone successfully, or put up a winning defense. Find out how to: *write a demand letter *file and serve papers *prepare a winning presentation *prepare evidence *line up persuasive witnesses *figure out your damages *mediate a settlement *collect money when you win Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court gives you down-to-earth examples of common cases, including: *auto repair *rental deposit *auto warranty *property damage *small business disputes The 11th edition is completely updated to include the latest procedures for small claims courts in every state and Washington, D.C. Plus, it now includes useful, practical comments by judges who've seen it all.

Ralph Warner, Emily Doskow
Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court in California
by NOLO (Paperback)

The only guide to California Small Claims Court that provides tips by former judges! The definitive guide to California Small Claims Court for more than 25 years, this plain-English guide gives you step-by-step instructions to bring or defend your case --from preparing evidence and lining up persuasive witnesses, to making a presentation in court and collecting the money you're awarded. Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court in California shows you how to: decide if you have a winning case mediate a settlement if possible determine how much to sue for write your demand letter file and serve papers prepare evidence and witnesses for court plan a winning courtroom strategy convince the judge that you are right collect your money when you win With a proven sales record over the last 20-plus years, the 17th edition -- updated with the new notarization requirements for California and the ruling on Security Deposit Interest for California Landlords in Rent Control ...

Roderic Duncan
Win Your Lawsuit: A Judge's Guide to Representing Yourself in California Superior Court
by NOLO (Paperback)

Represent yourself in California Superior Court for a case worth up to $25,000! Some cases are too big for small claims court and too small to interest a lawyer. But Win Your Lawsuit takes you step by step through the entire process of a limited jurisdiction case in California Superior Court. Take on common types of civil court cases worth up to $25,000, including: contract disputes personal injuries property damage cases business disputes Whether you're bringing the suit or defending against one, this plain-English legal guide shows you how to prepare a complaint, file and serve papers, participate in settlement negotiations, present a case and much more. The 3rd edition is completely updated and provides all the forms you need. Written by Roderic Duncan, a retired California Superior Court judge, this book includes the legal insight and practical tips that only a judge with over 25 years of experience can provide.

William Haltom, Michael McCann
Distorting the Law: Politics, Media, and the Litigation Crisis (Chicago Series in Law and Society)
by University Of Chicago Press (Paperback)

In recent years, stories of reckless lawyers and greedy citizens have given the legal system, and victims in general, a bad name. Many Americans have come to believe that we live in the land of the litigious, where frivolous lawsuits and absurdly high settlements reign.Scholars have argued for years that this common view of the depraved ruin of our civil legal system is a myth, but their research and statistics rarely make the news. William Haltom and Michael McCann here persuasively show how popularized distorted understandings of tort litigation (or tort tales) have been perpetuated by the mass media and reform proponents. Distorting the Law lays bare how media coverage has sensationalized lawsuits and sympathetically portrayed corporate interests, supporting big business and reinforcing negative stereotypes of law practices.Based on extensive interviews, nearly two decades of newspaper coverage, and in-depth studies of the McDonald's coffee case and tobacco litigation, ...

Stanley S. Clawar
Children Held Hostage
by American Bar Association (Paperback)

This is the first book to provide objective methods for establishing that a child has been brainwashed by one parent against another. It is based on a ten-year study of 700 cases in the authors' counseling and evaluative work with children of divorced couples. In clear, straightforward language you will learn about: -- The eight stages of programming and brainwashing: what happens during each stage, the various players and their targets -- Identifying brainwashing techniques: 12 brainwashing syndromes – how they work and strategies for dealing with them -- Uncovering motives and strategies: identifying the driving force – the manipulator’s purpose, rationale, and tactics -- Interviewing children: what to listen for, the questions to ask, and a chart of childrens’ typical statements and what they indicate about the presence of brainwashing -- Determining the type, extent, and degree of social-psychological impact on the child, incuding diagnostic demonstrations and ...

Christine Lissitzyn
Forensic Evidence in Court: A Case Study Approach
by Carolina Academic Press (Paperback)

The text will cover the use of forensic evidence at trial through expert testimony as well as court challenges to many types of forensic evidence. The case study is the 1973 murder of Penney Serra in New Haven, Connecticut, which remained a cold case until 1997, when Ed Grant was identified based on a fingerprint match and subsequently convicted. The text examines forensic evidence in the Grant trial, including fingerprint, DNA, blood spatter and eyewitness identification. It also examines trial strategy, handwriting testimony, polygraph, and exonerations based on newly-discovered DNA.

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